In a Classic Experiment,Otto Loewi Electrically Stimulated the Vagus Nerve

question 83

Multiple Choice

In a classic experiment,Otto Loewi electrically stimulated the vagus nerve of a frog heart.He then took the fluid bathing the stimulated heart and applied it to a second frog heart.The beating rate of both hearts slowed down with this treatment.Based on this response,you can assume the nerve he stimulated was part of the

• A)parasympathetic system.
• B)sympathetic system.
• C)somatic system.
• D)atrioventricular system.
• E)central nervous system.

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